When It Melts

When It Melts

Directed by Veerle Baetens

Produced by Savage Film, Flanders Image

2023111 min6.7 / 10

A haunting, trauma-centered drama about a woman returning to confront the sexual violence and psychological devastation of her youth, told through a surreal, symbolically charged narrative.

Many years after a sweltering summer that spun out of control, Eva returns to the village she grew up in with an ice block in the back of her car. In the dead of winter, she confronts her past and faces up to her tormentors.

Questions people ask

  • Is When It Melts sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.

  • Is When It Melts scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is When It Melts easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is When It Melts violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does When It Melts end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

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67/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity90

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise58

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like When It Melts, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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